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You can make even more valuable connections by leveraging your portfolio and reaching out to industry leaders on blogs/twitter/github/email. If you're good, pre

• mercer 12y ago
  True, but that assumes you already have portfolio, you have the courage to approach 'industry leaders' (especially at a young age this can be daunting), and/or you have an idea of what you're looking for. If you're good at the right things, and are motivated, you can do fine with and without college. But college can make a lot of things easier, and more natural. Of course, it can also backfire and turn you into an undisciplined, alcoholic college-dropout. tl;dr: I'm not disagreeing with you, but I want to highlight that going to college is a perfectly legitimate option with many advantages (if one doesn't consider the debt).
  • malvosenior 12y ago
    I agree and certainly most people in our field do have degrees and have had positive university experiences. That said, if one does consider debt, is it still worth it?
    • mercer 12y ago
      The kind of debt mentioned in the article? No. In my opinion, of course.